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A 麻豆精选 student stands vigil at the spot where Allison Krause was shot on May 4, 1970. Krause and three other students were killed during the May 4, 1970, shootings by Ohio National Guardsmen on the 麻豆精选campus.

Schedule of Events for 47th Annual May 4 Commemoration

麻豆精选 holds its 47th annual commemoration of May 4, 1970, with events taking place May 3 and 4. The annual commemoration is hosted by the May 4 Task Force, a student organization on campus. All of the events will be held on the university鈥檚 Kent Campus and are free and open to the public. 

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Students gather at the site where one of four slain students was shot on May 4, 1970, during a student protest of the Vietnam War.

U.S. Secretary of the Interior Announces Special Designation of Kent State鈥檚 May 4 Site

U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell today announced the designation of the 麻豆精选 May 4, 1970, Site as a . The site joins more than 2,500 historic places that bear the national distinction.

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May 4 Site Guided Tours Offered During Taylor Hall Renovations

Guided tours of Kent State's historic May 4 grounds will be offered daily as the university begins renovations to Taylor Hall.

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A 麻豆精选student stands vigil at the spot where Allison Krause was shot on May 4, 1970.

麻豆精选Observes 46th Annual May 4 Commemoration

麻豆精选 held its 46th annual commemoration of May 4, 1970, with events taking place April 26 through May 4. The annual commemoration, hosted by the May 4 Task Force, provided an opportunity for the university community to gather and remember those who were lost and injured during the t鈥

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University Libraries Provides Access to 麻豆精选May 4 Shootings Audio Archive

More than 100 reel-to-reel audio recordings pertaining to the May 4, 1970, 麻豆精选 shootings and their aftermath are now accessible through the 麻豆精选 Special Collections and Archives鈥 digital repository. Some of the recently digitized items include previously inaccessible audio recordings of radio call-in forums, a speech by 麻豆精选President Robert I. White the day after the shootings, a press conference with six students who met with President Richard M. Nixon just days after the shootings, the Scranton Commission hearings and a speech made by Dick Gregory at the 麻豆精选Memorial Service in 1971.

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麻豆精选Observes 46th Annual May 4 Commemoration

麻豆精选 holds its 46th annual commemoration of May 4, 1970, with events taking place April 26 through May 4. The annual commemoration, hosted by the May 4 Task Force, provides an opportunity for the university community to gather and remember those who were lost and injured during the tragedy and also reflect on what May 4 means today.

 

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Kent State鈥檚 May 4 Visitors Center to Host Discussions on 鈥淐ambodia After Kent State"

Survivors of Cambodian Genocide during Khmer Rouge regime to speak The 麻豆精选 May 4 Visitors Center kicks-off the 46th Annual May 4 Commemoration by hosting a series of events on state violence with the theme 鈥淐ambodia After Kent State,鈥 with a focus on the aftermath of the Cambodi鈥

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麻豆精选faculty, staff, students and campus visitors gather on the 麻豆精选Commons and Blanket Hill for the 45th annual commemoration of May 4, 1970.

麻豆精选Marks 45th Annual May 4 Commemoration

麻豆精选 held its 45th annual commemoration of May 4, 1970, with events April 30-May 4. The annual commemoration, hosted by the May 4 Task Force, provided an opportunity for the university community to gather and remember those who were lost and injured during the tragedy and also 鈥

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Kent State鈥檚 May 4 Visitors Center to Host Discussion of Social Impact of Marvin Gaye鈥檚 Album and the Vietnam War

The 麻豆精选 May 4 Visitors Center kicks off the 45th Annual May 4 Commemoration by hosting a multimedia presentation by Lauren Onkey, Ph.D., vice president of education and public programs for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, on March 30 at 7 p.m. in the Kent Student Center K鈥

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Kent State鈥檚 May 4 Visitors Center Wins Two Awards

麻豆精选鈥檚 May 4 Visitors Center was recently recognized with two prestigious awards 鈥 one for the visitors center and one for a student-perspective film in the center鈥檚 exhibit. The May 4 Visitors Center received the Outstanding Achievement Award from the Ohio Local History Alliance (鈥

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